But, he felt that freedom was the most beautiful thing in...

But, he felt that freedom was the most beautiful thing in life and that faith in Allah was the way to freedom. Mus'ab felt the sufferings of the slaves of Makkah. Days and weeks passed. Mus'ab was still in prison. Allah wished to save him from those sufferings. There was a just king in al-Habasha. The Prophet (s) told the Muslims to immigrate there. A Muslim secretly came into Mus'ab's prison. He told him about the Muslims immigration. Mus'ab became happy and was full of hope.

The Muslim released him. He was pleased to go with them. They covered the desert towards the Red Sea. To Habasha The caravan reached Jeddah port. They were fifteen Muslims. They escaped from the polytheists to save their religion. A ship anchored at the port. The ship was heading for al-Habasha. The immigrants went abroad. They were thanking Allah for faith and safety. The wind was soft and seat was calm. The ship began heading for Habasha. After some days and nights, the ship reached Habasha.

Al-Najashy Al-Najashy, the emperor of Habasha was a just man. He welcomed the Muslims to his country. Among the immigrants were Abd al-Rahman bin Auf, al-Zubair bin al-Awam, Uthman bin Mazun, Abdullah bin Masoud, Uthman bin Affan and his wife Rukkayah (the Prophet's step-daughter), Um Ayman, Abu Salama and his wife Um Salama and Mus'ab bin Umair. The immigrants worshipped Allah safely. They were looking forward to hearing news about the Prophet (s) and about those who believed in him.

They asked Allah to grant them a victory over the polytheists. The polytheists planned to bring back the Muslims by force. They went to Jeddah port. They did not find the ship, for it had left for al-Habasha. So, they thought of another way to bring back the Muslims. The Return The polytheists wanted to make peace with our Master Muhammad (s), for Islam spread quickly. For example, Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib became Muslim because Abu Jahal mistreated the Prophet (s).

Then Umar bin al-Khattab, the bitter enemy of Islam, became Muslim, too. For this reason, the Muslims were certain of their big power. During that time, the Emperor welcomed the Muslim immigrants to his country. So, his people revolted against him. The Muslims thought of coming back to Makkah so as not to put al-Najashy in a critical situation. In the meantime, they heard about the truce between the Muslims and the polytheists.

After three months in Habasha, the Muslims decided to come back to Makkah. The Muslims were seen off by the Habashian people.